30. July 2018
Micellar solubilization is a great method for increasing drugs solubility in aqueous environments. At concentrations above the critical micelle concentration (CMC), micelles are formed and they are able to increase the apparent aqueous solubility of poorly soluble drugs. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is one of the common solubilizing agents in pharmaceutical sciences. Investigation on the water solubility of drugs in the presence of surfactants and the development of a relationship between drug...
02. June 2018
Any imbalance in body's pH or temperature may alter immune response and lead to conditions such as autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, cancer and diabetes. Dual pH and thermo-responsive carriers have been striving forward as next generation therapeutic medicines as they can intelligently trigger drug release in a stimuli responsive manner with minimal toxicity, improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced exposure to normal cells. Besides polymeric nanoparticles and polymeric micelles,...
23. January 2018
Poloxamers, also known as Pluronics®, are block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), which have an amphiphilic character and useful association and adsorption properties emanating from this. Poloxamers find use in many applications that require solubilization or stabilization of compounds and also have notable physiological properties, including low toxicity. Accordingly, poloxamers serve well as excipients for pharmaceuticals.
29. September 2017
The combination of pharmaceutical technologies can be a wise choice for developing innovative therapeutic strategies.
24. September 2017
Abstract Thermoresponsive polymers are a class of smart materials that exhibit change in their physical properties with temperature, which make them unique and useful materials in a wide range of biomedical applications. Soluplus®, a thermoresponsive block graft copolymer with poly(vinyl acetate) PVAc and poly(vinyl caprolactam) PVCL block grafted on a poly(ethelyne glycol) PEG backbone in a ratio of 30:57:13 respectively, is marketed by BASF Corporation, it aids in solubilizing and increasing...